I think that this will be the year...

mikewebb68 · Feb 27, 2019

That one of teams at or near the bottom of the standings wins the BTT.

NUCatswin · Feb 28, 2019

will that team be NU?

hdhntr1 · Feb 28, 2019

mikewebb68 said:
That one of teams at or near the bottom of the standings wins the BTT.

Does that mean you are betting the field?

Fitz51 · Feb 28, 2019

I'll take MSU, PUR, MICH, MD, WIS, IOWA, and OSU. You get the other 7. I'll give you 5-1 odds.

mikewebb68 · Feb 28, 2019

Fitz51 said:
I'll take MSU, PUR, MICH, MD, WIS, IOWA, and OSU. You get the other 7. I'll give you 5-1 odds.

Sorry, don't gamble, so I don't do anything but screenname and board ban wagers on this board.

Fitz51 · Feb 28, 2019

mikewebb68 said:
Sorry, don't gamble, so I don't do anything but screenname and board ban wagers on this board.

Well, that’s uninteresting. There’s a reason the saying is “Put your money where your mouth is.”

Purple Pile Driver · Feb 28, 2019

Fitz51 said:
I'll take MSU, PUR, MICH, MD, WIS, IOWA, and OSU. You get the other 7. I'll give you 5-1 odds.

If this was a real bet, you would get at least 50-1.

Fitz51 · Feb 28, 2019

Purple Pile Driver said:
If this was a real bet, you would get at least 50-1.

Shh!

Purple Pile Driver · Feb 28, 2019

Fitz51 said:
Shh!

And I still wouldn’t take it.

NURoseBowl · Mar 1, 2019

Fitz51 said:
I'll take MSU, PUR, MICH, MD, WIS, IOWA, and OSU. You get the other 7. I'll give you 5-1 odds.

For that to be a fair bet, Fitz, I would think the odds would have to be closer to 20-1, no?

Purple Pile Driver · Mar 1, 2019

NURoseBowl said:
For that to be a fair bet, Fitz, I would think the odds would have to be closer to 20-1, no?

See above.

ricko6543211 · Mar 1, 2019

Purple Pile Driver said:
If this was a real bet, you would get at least 50-1.

I would take it at 50/1... I think the odds are a touch more than 5/1 but I think quite a bit less than 50. There are still decent teams below the top 7 this year.

I think Michigan and Illinois were both below 7 and have won it? Could be mistaken though. Illinois was back when it was an 11 team conference.

Purple Pile Driver · Mar 1, 2019

ricko654321 said:
I would take it at 50/1... I think the odds are a touch more than 5/1 but I think quite a bit less than 50. There are still decent teams below the top 7 this year.

I think Michigan and Illinois were both below 7 and have won it? Could be mistaken though. Illinois was back when it was an 11 team conference.

The difference in the bet is one bettor is getting ALL 7 teams with the best odds of winning. Even getting all the bottom 7 teams doesn’t move the odds much, because the play in teams have virtually no chance of winning the needed 4 games to win the Tourney. It leaves you will 3 longshot teams, currently Minnesota, Illinois and Rutgers. Teams capable of winning a game, but 3 upsets seem 50-1 unlikely.

ricko6543211 · Mar 1, 2019

Purple Pile Driver said:
The difference in the bet is one bettor is getting ALL 7 teams with the best odds of winning. Even getting all the bottom 7 teams doesn’t move the odds much, because the play in teams have virtually no chance of winning the needed 4 games to win the Tourney. It leaves you will 3 longshot teams, currently Minnesota, Illinois and Rutgers. Teams capable of winning a game, but 3 upsets seem 50-1 unlikely.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference_Men's_Basketball_Tournament

So I looked. One team has done it (Michigan as an 8 seed). The Illinois one I was remembering was a runner-up. They are 2 of the 4 seeds >7 that have been a runner-up.

Purple Pile Driver · Mar 1, 2019

ricko654321 said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference_Men's_Basketball_Tournament

So I looked. One team has done it (Michigan as an 8 seed). The Illinois one I was remembering was a runner-up. They are 2 of the 4 seeds >7 that have been a runner-up.

I think it would be more difficult this year because they have to beat at least 3 pretty good teams.

ricko6543211 · Mar 1, 2019

Purple Pile Driver said:
I think it would be more difficult this year because they have to beat at least 3 pretty good teams.

Well I will fake buy 50/1 from you in Monopoly money, 20 for 1000 (I would do it for real but obviously don’t know you and so not gonna settle up)... I think that number is quite a bit off and you’d be selling the tail a fair amount too cheaply.

Purple Pile Driver · Mar 1, 2019

ricko654321 said:
Well I will fake buy 50/1 from you in Monopoly money, 20 for 1000 (I would do it for real but obviously don’t know you and so not gonna settle up)... I think that number is quite a bit off and you’d be selling the tail a fair amount too cheaply.

I am out of work, my bets are on hold. Just am not buying that a bottom half team comes out on top this year. Could be wrong as the top teams are not dominate. I like Michigan the best, but for all this talk of the Big Ten being powerful, I find the top teams balanced, dangerous, but we might not have a seed above 2-3.

NURoseBowl · Mar 2, 2019

IIRC, Illinois reached the final as an 11, and Iowa won it as a 6.

IGNORE · Jul 13, 2019

mikewebb68 said:
That one of teams at or near the bottom of the standings wins the BTT.

Ok, enough for one day. Time to hit the water.

mikewebb68 · Jul 13, 2019

IGNORE said:
Ok, enough for one day. Time to hit the water.

I was out enjoying a nice day in the country, when I return to you spamming the board. You realize no one cares but maybe you, I and maybe Fitzphile, correct? To everyone else, bringing up these old threads only reflects badly on you, imo.

And, for the record, I said to Fitzphile "find something where I was wrong about OUR team" Posts like this were not about our team.

But congrats about finding 4 whole threads, of the hundreds of which I was involved in all season, where you found a prediction that wasn't 100% accurate. Wonder how many posts of yours I would find that were inaccurate? You don't have to worry about that, though, since I wouldn't clutter up the board again with that nonsense...

"No way Fitz wins 5 games!" LOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLL

IGNORE · Jul 13, 2019

mikewebb68 said:
I was out enjoying a nice day in the country, when I return to you spamming the board. You realize no one cares but maybe you, I and maybe Fitzphile, correct? To everyone else, bringing up these old threads only reflects badly on you, imo.

And, for the record, I said to Fitzphile "find something where I was wrong about OUR team" Posts like this were not about our team.

But congrats about finding 4 whole threads, of the hundreds of which I was involved in all season, where you found a prediction that wasn't 100% accurate. Wonder how many posts of yours I would find that were inaccurate? You don't have to worry about that, though, since I wouldn't clutter up the board again with that nonsense...

"No way Fitz wins 5 games!" LOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLL

I found four or five in five minutes. Then spent the day trying to fix a leaky pool, install new skimmers, busting arse. Tired and beaten, tomorrow is another day.

mikewebb68 · Jul 13, 2019

IGNORE said:
I found four or five in five minutes. Then spent the day trying to fix a leaky pool, install new skimmers, busting arse. Tired and beaten, tomorrow is another day.

Hope it was worth it for you dredging up those old posts!

freewillie07 · Jul 14, 2019

IGNORE said:
Ok, enough for one day. Time to hit the water.

If this is the best you got... pretty weak, IGNORE.

IGNORE · Jul 14, 2019

freewillie07 said:
If this is the best you got... pretty weak, IGNORE.

Talk is cheap. What do you have?

hdhntr1 · Jul 15, 2019

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NURoseBowl said:
For that to be a fair bet, Fitz, I would think the odds would have to be closer to 20-1, no?

No

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